Bastian Ernst, Member of the German Bundestag
Member of the German Bundestag

Personal information

Born and raised in Delmenhorst

Marital status: married, 1 child

Professional Background

January 2023 – March 2025
, Head of Digital Business Development, Dynamit Nobel Defence GmbH (Berlin)

Previously:

  • Business Development (3 years)
  • Field service in the IT sector (over 5 years)

Education & Studies

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (FSH)
  • Public Affairs Manager, Quadriga University Berlin
  • IT Specialist (IHK), specializing in System Integration
  • Military service (voluntarily extended)

Political Career


, President of the Association of German Bundeswehr Reservists (Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e.V.), since April 2026

Since October 2025,
has served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Arms Control and Nonproliferation

Since March 2025,
, Member of the German Bundestag (directly elected, Delmenhorst–Wesermarsch–Oldenburg-Land constituency)

  • Member of the Defense Committee
  • Alternate Member of the Committee on Digital Affairs and State Modernization

Since October 2025,
has served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Arms Control and Nonproliferation


, CDU District Chair for Oldenburg-Land since 2024

2011–2020
, City Council Member, City of Delmenhorst

Party membership

Member of the CDU since 2009